portative
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle French portatif, corresponding to port + -ative.
Adjective
[edit]portative (comparative more portative, superlative most portative)
- (now rare) Portable. [from 14th c.]
- c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section I:
- Was neuere leef vpon lynde · liȝter þer-after / And portatyf and persant · as þe poynt of a nedle.
- (obsolete) Capable of holding up or carrying. [15th–19th c.]
- the portative force of a magnet, of atmospheric pressure, or of capillarity
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]portative (plural portatives)
- (now chiefly historical) A portative organ.
Anagrams
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]portative
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